Display-stand.



T. J. MARTIN.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

TOUSSAINT J. MARTIN, OF ESCANAIBA, MICHIGAN.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed April 15, 1913. Serial No. 761,305.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOUSSAINT J. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Escanaba, in the county of Delta and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

The display stand which is the subject matter of the present application for patent is designed for displaying brooms.

It is the object of the invention to provide a broom display stand which is easy to handle, and which will display a large number of brooms without taking up much space.

The herein stated objects are attained by a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stand, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section thereof.

In the drawing, 5 denotes an upright standard which is secured to, and rises, from a suitable base 6 mounted on casters 7. On top of the base is secured a metal plate 8 into the center of which is screwed a bushing 9. The standard is a piece of pipe or tubing of suitable length, and it is screwed into the bushing. The standard 5 carries broom-supporting devices, the same comprising vertically spaced disks 10 which are rotatably mounted on the standard, and held in place thereon by set collars 11 and washers 12, the standard passing loosely through holes in the center of the disks. Each disk has a series of equidistant slots 13 extending inward from its edge in a radial direction, and terminating near the center of the disk. Each disk also has a circular series of apertures 14, the same being located between the slots. The disks are adapted to be rotated to bring the apertures of the upper disk in vertical alinement with the slots of the lower disk, and the apertures of the lower disk in vertical alinement with the slots of the upper disk.

The herein described arrangement of slots and apertures in the disks permits a large number of brooms to be displayed. The handle of one broom passes through one of the apertures of one disk, and the broom head is seated in the slot of the other disk which is in alinement with said aperture. Thus, the brooms can be placed close together, and they extend in a circle around the standard, the heads of the brooms extending alternately in opposite directions, one head pointing down and the head of the next broom pointing up, and so on throughout the entire series. This method of supporting the brooms is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. Any desired broom can be readily reached as the disks are rotatable, and as the base of the stand is mounted on casters, the brooms can be easily moved about.

The device takes up very little space in the store, and it can be taken apart for convenience in shipment.

At the top of the standard 5 is rotatably mounted a disk 15 having apertures 16 to hold small or toy brooms, and on the bottom of the disk are mounted hooks 17 adapted to support whisk brooms. The disk has a depending stem 18 which seats loosely in the upper end of the standard, and provides a pivotal support for the disl I claim:

1. A display stand comprising a supporting standard, and vertically spaced disks mounted on the standard, said disks having radial slots extending inward from their edges, and apertures between said slots, the apertures of the upper disk being in vertical alinement with the slots ofthe lower disk, and the apertures of the lower disk being in verliiical alinement with the slots of the upper dis 2. A display stand comprising a supporting standard, and vertically spaced disks mounted on the standard, said disks having radial slots extending inward from their edges and apertures between the slots, the disks being rotatable about the standard to bring the apertures of the upper disk in vertical alinement with the slots of the lower disk, and the apertures of the lower disk in verliical alinement with the slots of the upper dis In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TOUSSAINT J. MARTIN.

lVitnesses GEORGE ENGLISH, THOMAS Sr. JACQUES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

